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Zeugodacus cucurbitae
| Resource Type | Organism |
|---|---|
| Genus | Zeugodacus |
| Species | cucurbitae |
| Common Name | Melon Fruit Fly |
| Description | The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (synonym: Bactrocera curcurbitae), originally from the Indo-Malayan region, is an important Tephritid agricultural pest with a broad host of fruit and vegetables of tropical and sub-tropical regions. It was the first tephritid species introduced in Hawaii. Damage to fruits and vegetables occur by female oviposition, subsequent larvae feeding and rotting due to the introgression of bacteria and fungus in the flesh. Adult flies are between 6 to 8 mm in length, with distinctive wing pattern. Genome update. Previously, the i5k Workspace@NAL hosted Bactrocera cucurbitae genome assembly ASM8634v1 (GCF_000806345.1), NCBI Zeugodacus cucurbitae Annotation Release 101, and Functional annotation of NCBI Zeugodacus cucurbitae Annotation Release 101. The assembly and annotations have been updated to the most recent assembly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae genome assembly idZeuCucr1.2 (GCF_028554725.1), annotations, NCBI Zeugodacus cucurbitae Annotation Release GCF_028554725.1-RS_2023_03, and functional annotations, Functional annotation of NCBI Zeugodacus cucurbitae Annotation Release GCF_028554725.1-RS_2023_03. This genome project is part of the Ag100Pest project (http://i5k.github.io/ag100pest) . |
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| Image Credit | Scott Bauer, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, View source. CC-BY-NC Creative Commons License 3.0. |